IDEALISED

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does idealised mean? 

• IDEALISED (adjective)
  The adjective IDEALISED has 1 sense:

1. exalted to an ideal perfection or excellence

  Familiarity information: IDEALISED used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• IDEALISED (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Exalted to an ideal perfection or excellence

Synonyms:

idealised; idealized

Similar:

perfect (being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish)

 Context examples 

This was contrasted by parents who had a ‘distorted’ representation of their child, with a narrow, idealised description of their child, and incomplete or inconsistent descriptions of them.

(Mother’s attitude towards baby during pregnancy may have implications for child’s development, University of Cambridge)